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United states will leave nothing undone to protect its citizens.; c to Jsl Saatf? P HveS lost V German acts is demanded of Germany American ote il.COuched in friendly terms, is un,a,Stakab!Y firni in tone, and dl niandstha; t erniany shall guarantee safety tonon-comfetants oi all merchant vessels lnitsfutuie areiare. essage w ineht oday Officials de be taken in to demand 3C ide y Photo by Am rican Prws Association. THE STEAMSHIP T.U3ITAHIA AS - . , .aifcacr sua " i " . 1 , K " ' " j f s 1811 r-:f - n , . ' I :? - : I i s sy?. r' " '".z l I Photo by American Press Association. - U TYPE OF GERMAN SUBMARINE THAT SANK LUSITANIA. wrs SUICIDE Arthur Dills who &s been con fined 111 tllP nnimtV lull omntin'rf ATT tri l nKo. . -1 1 . 4wuuua must an ue ueau witn DV ITtJTl leel that cealed- weapons and who broke jail and made his escaped about two vveeks ago, and was captured, Mon- ay and returned to jail, attempted i'licide, Tuesday night- in a fit of Melancholia by drinking a quantity. turpentine in which he had mix ed match heads. Dr. c. Z. Candler was called and succeeded in saving the life of the ung man. . - v v i. i SUSPEND Jlli CONGRESSMAN BRUT THINKS. vm BENT What action will the administra on tak in the Lusitania case"? T aske Congressman Britt todayl 1 ai sorry,M said he, "but I can- i bv ser to German Govern iiae to predict what action will my, refuses 4--. accede United ta SHE APPEATTH - - .-: - - --i not di3ciis that question." ' 'It is, of course a dreadful calam- j lty, raising international ' issues of the very gravest moment, but these questions must all be dealt with by we should all give him our sympa thy, be patient, and suspend our judgment, and leave him to the so lution of his great problems. I can not, however, refrain from express ing the hope, which I am sure all good citizens share, that he may finaV a way to protect the rights and preserve the honor of our country vithout the dreadful catastrophe of war." "Will the president probably con vene congress in extra session? "I think not, since the pressing Droblems annear to hp ad r m v4iiwnuv i iye and diplomatic, and not legislafl uve. uazette. Married at the Baptist parsonage Tuesday evening Rev. A. V. Joiner officiating Mr. A. J. Crutchfield - to Mrs. N. B. Moore. -Carolina Moun taineer; - SYLVA, N.G, MAY 14 1915, r - - - - r- -, i . Afioot 140 flfiiericans Lost WHen - tfie Lusitania Wa German Ho Warning Given to Hi Fated Graft by tfia , Attackers. The nation is recovering slowly from the shock and horror caused by the' sinking of the steamship 'Lusitania of the Cunard line, off the Irish coast, a 1 tew miles outside of Queeustowu har- j bor. Tbe los of more than 1.400 lives, ' about 140 of whom were American .men. women and children, and all of whom were noncombatants. has caused one of the greatest sensations of mod ern times The submarine which caused the catastrophe is believed to be one of the powerful U class craft, which are held responsible for the loss of the steamship Faiaba and other pas senger and freight ships in British wa ters. : The suddenness of the, attack is held responsible for flu terrific loss of life. 's the deadly missiles came without 'va rniug while tha passengers were -beujeath:. the teB-t'ffiCte'iai' utes; What Survivors Say. , 4 Survivors say that the first torpedo struck the hull of the ship directly in the space occupied by the engine riom. CA1TAIN TUBNEB AND SALOON OP VESSEL. The second hit her cargo section, and is thought to have exploded an enor inous quantity of ammunition said to have been stored there. At any rate, several explosions occurred as the steamer listed and sank bow first. Survivors united in declaring no warning was given. So desperate were conditions that only ten lifeboats could be launched. Indescribable scenes were enacted as the helpless passengers struggled for their lives in the sea, . The official British press bureau in London gave out. the following report from the admiral in command at Queenstown- " tirr. ' The torpedo boats, tugs and armed trawlers which went to the rescue of .the. Lusitania passengers from Queens town are all in, with the exception of the-Heron. Few First Class Passengers Saved. v "Only a few of the first class pas sengers were saved. It is nndeisiood tMt they thought the ship would float She k to from fifteen to twentx-fire i s Torpedoed by Sobniarine, Captain Criticises lore of emish Warships to Protect Liner. mhuutes lt is rePrted that she was struck "ol'VoeK totnuS 2 "The Cuiiard company reported, the natopaiities of the' passengers as fol lows: aloon British. 179; American. 106: Greek, 3; Swede. 1: Mexican. 1; Swiss. 1 Second class Rritih noi. American. Russian, 3; Belgian '1: . Hollands. 3: French. 5:. Italian, 1; un known, 'l 'In the steerage thv'iv are said to have been thirteen Americans. - The tragedy took place about ten miles off the Old Head of Kinsale. As Ktmii Ms the Lusitania 's wireless i-all for .stance w,.- re ei : d at Queens town .dmira! rke. in tminand of the ;val srnri: ' . disp ro the scene 'all assistance ivaUabie The tugs Warricr. Stormeock and Ju lia. t"KlT with five trawlers and the loeal lifeboat in tow of a tug: were hurried out. to' sea. & -- " HlU. Ij I . Wpatfer conditions aided in the work which the liner plunged io the bottour of St. George's channel nuide it inipos sible to get off ail on boiird. From the reports thus far received officers and crew acteii with the ut most bravery In the greatest sea us aster since the sinking of the Titanic they went expeditiously about their task of getting as many as possible of the passengers away before the inevi table moment when the great bulk they trod must make its final dive to destruction Meanwhile aid had started from a dozen directions, and soon the boats were picked up by steam vessels and smaller craft. But before this hap pened the stricken liner, with so many human souls still aboard, had gone down. It is known" that among so many victims there are many Americans, and in the view of those in authority here the death of these presents to the Unit ed States the greatest problem she has faced during the present war Bodies Brought Ashore. One hundred bodies were brought ashore at Queenstown on the Cunard wharf from the rescue tug Stormeock and other steamers, which brought over GOO survivors- It is stated that these persons died of exhaustion while on their way to Queenstown from the scene of the disaster. The bodies were removed to the town halL When the survivors reached the wharves doctors and ambulances were waiting, and pitiful scenes were wit nessed there. There was a large pro portion of women among the arrivals." Their clothes were soaked with water. They were hatless and shoeless, and many were unable to walk. Most of the survivors had suffered severe injuries to their legs and other parts of their bodies, and many had tc be placed upon stretchers and removeJ to the quarters which had been spe cially prepared for them. What the Captain Says. Captain William T. Turner of the Lusitania expressed no fear for the safety of his ship when he sailed from New York. wonder what the Germans will aonext- was nis only comment when he read the advertisement sent out by the German embassy, warning Ameri- cans that they sailed at "their own S tL dJSSL8 W iCh Were Ua" bie to destruction m the war zone. Whei Captain Turner was questioned regarding the ship being met off the Irish coast by British torpedo destroy. ers he replied: "The admiralty never trouble to send out to meet the tusitanla. They "hips that are brtagSg the bisr studs over, like th Ocdana and $1.06 THBL YEAR ADVANCE the Transylvania. 1 isS vovfce. On th last eastward trip -; never saw a war dship until we reached UverpooL One of the Cima? 'officers who was on the Lusitania her last voyage. confirmed Captain iiirner's statement that the liner bail Jifar" sighted a single warship on her voyage' . Captain Turner s;od at his post on the bridge until a4 fchip went down and was rescued e 'hours afterward wearing a life beitcording to D A. Thomas, the Cardiff Wales) coal ng- -nate O-1; ' "Our course waft shaped f sbore immediately. nfterCte tprpedo strurk.M ha said. "There is difference o opin ioa as ti whether vjhe steamsliiji as struck by more tha : dnfr torpedo I ut 1 Tt J v one." ' - PRESIDENT LSONlN. SERIO SITUATION. A dispatch fr&in Washington says: t, GFave fears arjCelt by the ni ; ministration thaj the torpi , of the Lusitania sv-l ka; wave of auti-Gersaiuu reeling k will sweep the fouutry It dent Wilson thus mis nun. aged to keep ."public oj iui i welt within bounds,!-) id ti sp radic evidence.-, ofi.. uiiii l have not been vow , next few days aiy j crtiiin u C trixioiis ones f6rtV; the iioi!.- for .tUc.Tf wib vv!:e. . i the Ati .c an 'iti : their bitte. e or i in t.heiS. i, " i t that fjuiiMt ;. ,1 y n to th ,v il the Lii-.JNii.! -i ite t-5 S')1)!;). Le sinlA,Ki ..r' 1 irnin.N ' aiders - . ut. dH vt ii i wssiori t( niN i.. r'u. k, . l.'lt the vttiS iter's gtlYi-I'M s Amer'it and An it ol content .i,;. , - - c ) .5 AS IT STRUCK SHIP. Ernest Cvper, Toronto Wr?ter, De scribes Attack, SeenFrom Deck. ' -v. ) A sharp iook out fOi:HUbmaiines was kept .aboard the Luifania as she ap proached the Irish sft?t according to Kruest rowper. a Tiipmo newspaper man who was amon the survivors landed at Queeiistov) He sa.-d that afteHth5ecship was tor pedoel there was UtiifKWiic among the crew, but that they went about the SCEAN TRAVEL. NOTICE! ' . TRAVELLEES intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded -that, a state oil war exists between , Germanyt and her allies and GreatFritian and her allies; that the zone of iwar includes the waters adia- iccub xo ine nnusn -xsies: tnat. M. A . t- ft ' . t T T . I . - in accordance wih formal no lice given by thelmDeraJ Ger- Iman Government, vessels flv- mg the tiag of Great Britian. or pi any oi cer auies, are uaoKMO aestruction m tnse, waters.and that fravpllprs Sailintr . in ,fli war zone on ships of Gre'atj Bntian or her allies do so at their own risk. . If RMR1A1 GERMAN EMBASSY. WASHINGTON , D OAPBIL 22. 1915., . . j $ REUNION AT RICHMOND The Southern Rajfway is offering a very low rate to j Richmond, Vp uie vmeaeratef 5 veterans Ke- union, wnicn meetSf mere May 3U. The 'usual fare IS $21.90 for 3 round trip ticket, but tb th' Re union you ran fft amiinrl rrirrfUW m thaf ior : 8 whirkis S2.1D less u u r - V. lJ forC E "uZ V0U 1 the . benefit Of Sleeping cars WlthpUt extra COSt These rates apply to both young and old and it IS a good opportunity XCKnfcS 5' SS2teT Tfkvl t Z? n wnere yu Jmve a gOOQ, A. 'V '-'if 1 i i - i . me. - . X - - , htV--'-i - , - - f . ; y l . ; - - s .. 1.
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